# zephyr

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈzɛfə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #35,167

## Definitions
1. A light wind from the west.
2. Any light refreshing wind; a gentle breeze.
3. Anything of fine, soft, or light quality, especially fabric.
4. A type of soft confectionery made by whipping fruit and berry purée (mostly apple purée) with sugar and egg whites with subsequent addition of a gelling agent like pectin, carrageenan, agar, or gelatine.

## Etymology
From Latin zephyrus (“west wind”), from Ancient Greek Ζέφυρος (Zéphuros). Doublet of zefir, zéphire, Zephyr, and Zephyrus. The confectionery sense is a semantic loan from Russian зефи́р (zefír).

## Common misspellings (10)
`ezphyr`, `zehpyr`, `zephhyr`, `zephry`, `zephyrr`, `zephyyr`, `zepphyr`, `zepyhr`, `zpehyr`, `zzephyr`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zephyr